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Psalm 102:25
Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.
23He weakened my strength along the course. He shortened my days.
24I said, “My God, don’t take me away in the middle of my days. Your years are throughout all generations.
25Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.
26They will perish, but you will endure. Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed.
27But you are the same. Your years will have no end.
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The earth’s foundation and the heavens made by God’s hands enter a prayer about shortened days, setting a fragile human life within his ancient work.
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Genesis 1:1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.Both passages name the heavens and the earth as God’s creation, tracing their beginning to his work.
Jeremiah 32:17“Ah Lord GOD! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you.Both prayers address God as the maker of heaven and earth, describing his work through the image of hands or arm.
John 1:3All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made.Both passages attribute the existence of the created world to divine action, rather than treating creation as self-made.
Exodus 20:11for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and …Both texts name heaven and earth as the LORD’s work; Exodus includes the sea and connects creation with Sabbath rest.
Isaiah 48:13Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens. when I call to them, they stand up together.Both texts describe God’s hand laying the earth’s foundation and making the heavens, using the same concrete images of creation.
Hebrews 1:10–12And, “You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.Hebrews repeats the psalm’s language of earth’s foundation and the heavens as the work of the Lord’s hands.
1 Samuel 2:8He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill to make them sit with princes and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars …Earth’s foundation in the psalm and its pillars in Samuel both describe the world as established by the LORD.
Hebrews 3:3–4For he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who built the house has more honor than the house.The shared image is building: the psalm names earth’s foundation, while Hebrews compares a house with its builder.
1 Chronicles 16:26For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.Both texts identify the LORD as the maker of the heavens; Chronicles contrasts him with the peoples’ idols.
Genesis 2:1The heavens, the earth, and all their vast array were finished.Both passages speak of the heavens and earth as completed work, with Genesis marking the completion of their vast array.
Job 38:4“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.Both passages describe God laying earth’s foundation; Job frames that act as a question exposing the limits of human understanding.
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Your frailty need not disappear before you speak of God’s greatness. This prayer speaks from weakness to the One who laid earth’s foundation and whose years have no end.
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